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Winter Class Registration Opens to Members Wednesday, November 9

October 25, 2022 News

Members of the Visual Arts Center of Richmond can register for winter classes starting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, November 9. Registration opens to the general public at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, November 16. VisArts is offering over 250 adult, youth and family art classes during the winter session. The center has over 75 brand […]

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Registration for Holiday Mini Opens to Members Wednesday, Oct. 26

October 24, 2022 News

Registration for VisArts’ holiday mini-session opens on Wednesday, October 26 at 9 a.m. for VisArts members. Holiday mini registration opens to the general public on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 9 a.m. VisArts members get early access to class registration, 10% off tuition, discounted event tickets and more. Neet financial aid? Check out our income-based, sliding-scale tuition […]

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VisArts After-hours Entry Policy

October 21, 2022 News

As of Friday, October 21, 2022, the Visual Arts Center of Richmond (VisArts) requires all guests and students arriving at VisArts after 6:30 PM to be buzzed in at the front entrance by VisArts front desk staff. All other doors and entrances lock after 6:30 PM. Thanks for helping us keep our community safe. 

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Craft + Design Makes a Successful Return to Main Street Station

October 21, 2022 News

The Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s Craft + Design Show made a major comeback after being online for two years due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Thousands of attendees shopped the works of 150 artists juried into the venerable show, which according to Richmond Times Dispatch, “brings a sense of wonder” to Richmond’s historic Main Street […]

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12 Artists Awarded at the 58th Annual Craft + Design Show

October 20, 2022 News

Congratulations to the 58th Annual Craft + Design 2022 award winners and special thanks to our award sponsors. Below is a list of the 12 awards handed out at VisArts’ 58th Annual Craft + Design show. Priscilla Burbank and Mike Schewel Glass Award: Trefny Dix Classic Party Rentals of Virginia Fiber Award: Tegan + Eric […]

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Puppets in Protest: Community Build Exhibition Opens at VisArts

September 12, 2022 Features News

The Visual Arts Center of Richmond opened its Fall 2022 season with Community Build, an exhibition that explores the transformation of the collective through craft.  Artists Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo, Lil Lamberta, Valeska Populoh and members of their respective communities were the creatives behind the collaborative exhibition. Community Build opened on September 9, with a performance by […]

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Community Build Exhibition Opening at VisArts on Friday Sept. 9, Explores Transformation of the Collective through Craft

August 31, 2022 News

The Visual Arts Center of Richmond presents, Community Build, an exhibition of work by and with Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo, Lil Lamberta, Valeska Populoh and members of their respective communities. The exhibit will open at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, September 9 and a performance by Open Space Education students, in collaboration with Lil Lamberta & All the Saints […]

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Susan Hable, the Artist and Designer Behind Hable Construction Design Studio Announced as Craft + Design 2022 Featured Speaker

August 31, 2022 News

The Visual Arts Center of Richmond announces designer Susan Hable as the featured speaker of the Rise + Shine Brunch presented by Carole and Marcus Weinstein. The brunch is part of VisArts’ 58th Annual Craft + Design Show which takes place at Main Street Station’s newly renovated train shed the weekend of Oct. 14-16, 2022.  Richmond Magazine brings […]

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VisArts Executive Director, Stefanie Fedor, featured in En Forme Magazine Article, “Everyday Collectors”

August 22, 2022 Recent Press

The Visual Arts Center’s executive director, Stefanie Fedor featured in the “Everyday Collectors” article published by En Forme Magazine. Fedor appears alongside VisArts board member Karen Kelly, former VisArts Executive Director and Distinguished Service Award Recipient Patty Wilkerson and local artist Hamilton Glass and his wife Taekia Glass in an article about the personal collections […]

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New VisArts Annual Residents Announced for 2022-23

August 08, 2022 News

Four new artists will start an 11-month annual residency at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond beginning September 1, 2022. Ayana Zaire Cotton, Curtis Newkirk Jr., and Hien Kat Nguyen are the three visual artists in the program. Emily Okamoto-Green rounds out the cohort as the program’s resident writer.   The three emerging visual artists and […]

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Fall 2022 Marks VisArts’ Best Ever Member Week Registration

July 22, 2022 News

The Visual Arts Center of Richmond reached a milestone with the release of its Fall 2022 class catalog. The 58-year-old community arts organization had over 500 class registrations during member week which ran from July 13-20, 2022. Registrations for Fall 2022 surpassed peak pre-pandemic registrations levels during Fall 2019, which until now, held the record. […]

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